Machine for making wicker-work.



No. 726,188. PATEN'IED APR. 21, 1903. A. POHORZELECK.- MACHINEIOR MAKING WIGKERWORK.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 2l, 1902.

ANo. 726,188. PATENT-ED APR. 2l, 1903.

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MACHINE-POR MAKING WICKBRWORK.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. 211 1902.

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No. 726,188. PATENTED APR.' 21,(193.

A. POHORZBLEGK.. MACHINE FOR MAKING WIGKERWORK.

APPLIOATIO FILED FBB.`21. 1902. 11o-MODEL.

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UNITED STATES ,PATENT FFrcE.

ARNO PoHoRzELEoK, oF osoHATz, GERMANY.

MACHINE Fon MAKING wloKER-woRK.

SEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 726,188, dated April 21, 1903. v Application filed February 21,1902.` Serial No. 95,053. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Wicker-Work, of which the speciication.

My invention relates to improvements ini machines designed for making wicker-work. In a machine constructed accordingto my vsaid invention the shed of stakes wherein the withes are laid is formed by guides having aj to-and-fro movement im parted to .them to bring the stakes alternately to one or the otherI side, the withes laid in eitherby hand or by: mechanical means beingautomatically beaten' lhome by the mechanism. is particularly adapted for makingy basket-v bottoms, hurdles, and, in general, flat wickerwork of any size.

panying drawings.

Figure 1 is a front View, and Fig. 2 a side view, of this machine- Fig. 3 is va side View of the rack-and-pinion mechanism for actu-3 guide-rods de-l signed to form the shed. Fig. 4 is a plan Fig. 5 isalsection ,on the line AB ating the transverse bars and thereof. of Fig. 1, showing a planofA the'jdevizcefor alternately operating the rack-and-pinion? mechanism through an endlesschain.` .Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the same. Fig, is a section on the line C D ofFig. 2. .'Fig. Sis a section on the line E F of Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is a side elevation showingthe driving device of: Fig. 10 is. a plan of aclamp; Fig. 11 is a plan of two' the machine. having curved jaws. v sets of guide-rods for the stakes/ the eyes of said rods being arranged in a curve to corre- ,spond tothe curve of the clamp in Fig. 10.

Upon the stand 1 is provided a head 2 witht lateral horizontal guides 3 and 4, in which racks 5 and 6. are adapted to slide. The-racks 5 are connected with cach other by. longitudinally-sl'ottedtransverse bars 7 and the racks 6 by longitudinally-slotted transverse bars 8. Between theV two racks 5 and 6 are toothed pinions 9, mounted upon the same shaft as the sprocket-wheel 10 and driven through the latter in such a manner that the racks -will move every time in opposite directions, and

This arrangement' 'the laterally-adjustable guide-rods 1l or 12,

Be it known that I, ARNO.loHoRznLEcK,y a subject of the King of Saxony, residing at Oschatz, in the Kingdom of Saxony andEm-l pire of Germany, have invented-new and use-Q ful Improvements in MachinesforMakiug followingis vla" -bolted adjustably at one end in the slots of the,transverse Vbars V7 and 8, will, by apertures .furnished intheir ends, hold the stakes 30alternately in one or the other direction, so lthat the'withes may be laid into the shed 'thusformed.

I effectvv the oscillating movement of the vsprocket-wheel 10 by an endless chain 13, which passes over the guide-rolls 14 and 15. .On one of the rising parts of the chain are ar- ;ranged the stops 16 and on the other the stops 517, against which an arm 18 strikes alter- The arm 18, Figs. 5 and 6, is secured l vnately. -`to the beating-frame 19, adapted to be moved up and down and to beat home the withes laid intheshed `The beating-frame 19 is guided vby the rods20. lnproximity to the lower end vof one ofthese rods 2O there is a pawl 2l, Fig. l, whichin the downward movement of the beating-frame V19causes the ratchet-wheel 22 to The machine is represented in the accom-V advau-ce one tooth. By this means now the receding parts and then the projecting parts of the cam-disk 23 are caused to pass to the horizontal position and-,within reach of the nose 24,- pressedby a spring 25 against the cam-disk Thus in one upward movement ofthe beating-framethe arm 18 will strike against thestops 16, while in the next upward movement it will strike' against the ,stops 1-7 ofglthe chain13,jthereby causing now the racks 5 and,r thenthe racks 6, together with the stakes connected to them, to be pushed forward'or pulled back. The movement of .the .beating-frame 19 takes place .through thev agency ofthe connecting-rods 26 .from the crank 27, which is actuated by the .pair of toothed wheels 2S from the pulley 29 on the driving-shaft by means of a coupling arranged to-be thrown into gear.

One end ofthe. stakes 30 is held in a clamp `31, which, by means of springs 32, bears upon the transverserbar 33. The springsf32 have `for. their object to render the blowproduced by the beating-frame 19 elastic. The transverse bar 33 is mounted on a slide 34, which can be moved up and down in a sliding-wedge guide of the stand 35, the' slide 34, Fig. 8, being held by a toothed pinion 51, supported therein and engaging the rack 36 of the stand 35. vUpon the shaft 37 of this toothed pinion 51 is arranged a friction-coupling 38, consist- IOC ing of two parts. The halves of this coupling 38, one of which is firmly connected with the slide 34, are forced against each other by the spring 39, the tension of which may be adjusted, thereby regulating at the same time the vehemence with which the beatingframe strikes upon the withes. On the frame delivering a blow upon the withes the clamp 31 is pushed downward, together with the transverse bar 33, in proportion as the wickerwork is being made, overcoming the friction between the halves of the coupling 38. Bya disengaging device 40 the parts of the coupling may be kept asunder when the` clamp 31, which has moved down in the making of the wicker-work, is to be raised again on finishing the same, in which case the slide 34 is moved up by turning the shaft 37 to rotate pinion 51, which engages and actuates the rack 36. The withes are beaten home when the shed is closed.

{[he device for' driving the machine is thrown into gear by the foot-lever 41 and kept in gear as long as the foot-lever 41 is depressed. This lever 41 raises a rod 42, which causes a one-armed lever 43, provided with a nose 44, Fig. 9, to swing. On the drivingshaft 45 are arranged the two halves 46 and 47 of the coupling, which are pressed against each other by a spring 48. One half, 46, of the coupling presents a helical face 49, which when the foot-lever 41 is released and the nose 44 has consequently descended strikes against the latter, thereby lifting the half 46 ot' the coupling off the half 47. This having taken place the stop 50 on the helical face 49 strikes against the side of the nose 44 and the coupling remains disengaged. When, however, the foot-lever 41 is depressed, the nose 44 moves upward and the halves 46 and 47 are thrown into gear by the springs 4S.

While one half, 47, ofthe coupling is mounted with the driving-belt pulley 29 on the same shaft 45, the other half, 46, turns with the toothed wheel 28 upon a sleeve 52, slid upon the shaft 45, the half 46 and sleeve 52 being adapted to be displaced relatively to each other in the axial direction by the insertion of a sliding wedge.

In order that the nished portion of the wicker-work shall not be bent out laterally by the blow of the beating-frame 19, especially when it has already attained to a comparatively great height, the following arrangement is made: Brackets 53 on the stand 1 serve to hold guides-54 and 55 at such a height that they cannot be reached by the beating-frame 19in its lowest position. In the incisions of the guides 54 and 55 are held iron guide-bars 56, which are fixed by their lower end to the transverse bar 33 and must therefore follow the up and down movements thereof. The iron bars 56 are placed edgewise opposite the finished portion of the wicker-work and prevent any lateral bending of the same through the beating home of the withes.

For the manufacture of curved basket bottoms, lids, and hurdles the jaws of the clamp 31 for holding the lower ends of the stakes are curved, Fig. 1Q, the eyes at the ends of the guide-rods Il and 12 being arranged to conform to the same curve, Fig. 11.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a machine for making wicker-work the combination of a clamp adapted to hold one end of the stakes, sets of guide-rods having eyes for the passage of the stakes, and movable back and forth across the plane of the clamp, and two transverse bars to each of which a set of guide-rods is attached, and means for reciprocating the bars simultaneously in opposite directions; substantially as set forth.

2. In a machine for making wicker-work, the combination with a yieldingly-supported clamp for one end of the stakes and a beater movable toward and from the clamp, of oppositely-reciprocating sets of guide-rods having eyes for the passage of the stakesand means for operating said guide-rods, substantially as described.

3. In a machine for making wicker-work, the combination with a spring-supported clamp for one end of the stakes, and a frictionally-held sliding support on which said clamp is supported, of a beater movable toward and from the clamp and guide above the heater-rods reciprocating in opposite direetions across the plane of the clamp and means for operating said guide-rods, substantially as described.

4. In a machine for making wicker-work the combination of a clamp adapted to hold one end of the stakes, sets of guide-rods having eyes for the passage of the stakes and movable back and forth across the plane of the clamp, two transverse bars to each of which a set of guide-rods is attached, a pair of alternating rotary pinions, pairs of racks connected by the respective transverse bars and gearing with opposite sides of said pinions for reciprocation in opposite directions thereby; substantially as set forth.

5. In a machine for making wicker-work the combination of a clamp adapted to hold one end of the stakes, sets of guide-rods having eyes for the passage of the stakes, two transverse bars to each of which a set of guide-rods is attached, a pair of alternating rotary pinions, pairs of racks to which the respective transverse bars are attached and gearing with opposite sides of the pinions for reciprocation in opposite directions thereby, a sprocket-wheel fixed on the shaft of the latter, an endless chain and means for imparting to-and-fro movement to said chain; substantially as set forth.

6. In a machine for making wicker-work the combination of a clamp adapted to hold one end of the stakes, sets of guide-rods having eyes for the passage of the stakes, two transverse bars slotted for adj ustably secur- IOO IIO

ing the guide-rods, racksto Which the transverse bars are secured, pinions gearing eachshaft of said pinions, an endless chain hav-` ing stops on opposite parts thereof, a beatingframe adapted to receive toand-fro movement, guide-rods for said frame, a pawl secured to one of the guide-rods, a ratchet- Wheel, a cam-Wheei, a nose and an arm eX- tending between the opposite parts of said endlesschain and adapted to engage the stops thereon, substantially as set forth.

7. In a machine for making Wicker-work the combination of a clamp adapted to hold one end of the stakes, a standLa rack, a slide on saidA stand,'a pinion supported in the slide and engaging the rack, a transverse bar secured to said slide, a spring bearing upon the transverse bar and supporting said clamp, a coupling, one half of which is iixed to slide and the other half movable on the shaft of said pinions, an adjustable spring bearing against the movable half of the coupling, and a disengaging-lever arranged to operate said movable half, substantially'as set forth.

Sl In a machine for making Wicker-Work the combination of a clamp adapted to hold one end of the stakes, a stand, a rack, a slide on said stand, a pinion supported in the slide and engaging the'rack, a transverse bar secured to the slide, a spring bearing upon the transverse bar and'supporting said clamp, a coupling, one half of which is fixed to the slide and the other half movable'on the shaft of said pinion, an adjustable spring bearing against said movable part, a beating-frame adapted to slide on guide-rods, and means forimparting a to-and-fro movement to said frame, substantially as set forth. Y

9. In a machine for making Wicker-work the combination of a stand, transverse guides held by brackets on said stand,'a stand having a rack, a slide provided with a pinion engaging this rack,"a transverse bar'secured to the slide, vertical gide-bars fixed in lthe transverse bar and passing 'through said guides, substantially as 'set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my' name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARNO POHORZELECK.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH FRICKE, B. I-I. WARNER, Jr; 

